Nurse Midwives Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $128K, rent takes 24.1% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,977/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new nurse midwives typically earn — is $43K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $2,587/month. At HUD’s $1,977/month FMR, rent would take 76% of that take-home — above the 30% guideline, so a 1-bedroom or shared housing is likely necessary starting out.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $128K locally vs. $134K nationally, a 4% difference.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater pays $128K median vs. the U.S. average of $134K — that’s -4%. After adjusting for local cost of living (RPP 100.89), the purchasing-power equivalent is $127K — below the national median.

The median is $128,020 a year, that works out to about $62 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $43,120, and experienced nurse midwives can clear $128,030. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $8,188/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,977/month, which eats 24.1% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater has a Regional Price Parity of 100.89 (100 is the national average). Prices are above average here, so your dollar buys less than the same salary would in a cheaper metro. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median nurse midwives salary is worth about $126,891 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.